I don't know if this impresses any of you, but this girl is definately impressed with that....
Can you believe a 17yr old hacked the iPhone??
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I'm a little surprised somebody doesn't consider that a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. :dunno: I don't like the law and think it's stupid and flawed, but they have gone after people that have done similar things like altering videogame consoles and publishing de-encryption programs on the Internet.
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I'm not really "impressed" by that. If you have the time, the right connections and...well, the TIME, you can learn to do anything when you're young.
My dad is a computer specialist for Homeland Security/INS and I used to do all sorts of fucked up computer things when I was a teen. I'm not surprised that a teenager "hacked the iPhone" at all. Good for her!!! Umm, I'm slapping her a fake high five right now, FYI.
My dad is a computer specialist for Homeland Security/INS and I used to do all sorts of fucked up computer things when I was a teen. I'm not surprised that a teenager "hacked the iPhone" at all. Good for her!!! Umm, I'm slapping her a fake high five right now, FYI.
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The impressive hacks to the iPhone are the ones (that are widely available and work) that do not require you to modify any hardware.
I've read about several that work (in Apple forums) that are software based.
This kid's hack is complex and requires soldering and more. The easiest ones just require SIM card set-ups.
(Don't ask me for more info because I don't know, I'm not interested in the iPhone - it's just always popping up in Appple talk areas.)
I've read about several that work (in Apple forums) that are software based.
This kid's hack is complex and requires soldering and more. The easiest ones just require SIM card set-ups.
(Don't ask me for more info because I don't know, I'm not interested in the iPhone - it's just always popping up in Appple talk areas.)
Teen trades hacked iPhone for new car
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_us/odd_iphone_unlocked
AT&T Unleashes Lawyers on iPhone Hackers
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/4903
Vid: I phone hacker
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=3830169&ch=68276&src=news
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_us/odd_iphone_unlocked
AT&T Unleashes Lawyers on iPhone Hackers
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/4903
Vid: I phone hacker
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=3830169&ch=68276&src=news
member006
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No sorry, I'm not impressed at all with a teen that hacks and breaks the law. *shrugs* How would you feel if he taught others and then it was used on your iPhone? Now had he found a way to stop hackers, building a better mousetrap so to speak for the information highway, that would impress me a great deal. 
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Thanks for the links AFA, they always helps in understanding what a threads all about.
LL
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Thanks for the links AFA, they always helps in understanding what a threads all about.
LL
dave_rhino
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His skills of hacking are impressive, breaking the law isn't I guess...
Hopefully this kid will end up using those skills to be on the good guys side.
Hopefully this kid will end up using those skills to be on the good guys side.
I think usually these things turn out to be quite simple.
The hack was for access to be used on other networks only. AT&T has the worst record of customer service in the history of cell phones, and I was annoyed they had exclusive control of the iPhone. It forced you to use them with their lousy service. I'm sure the deal with Apple keeps the retail price high, but after dealing with AT&T personally, I am really glad they are getting punched in the eye.
I wouldn't want an iPhone simply because of the battery issues.
Not surprising they have a law like that. If only it should terminate his manufactures warranty, but once you pay fro the damn thing it is your property or so I would think. So you should be able to do anything to it. I hate what AT&T play me out when I had Cingular, if anything I should sue them for making me change from them to Cingular to AT&T again (which I have not done it yet), because they might switch back to Cingular! IMO fuck them I wish all their i phones get hacked!
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Ummm, he's not hacking anyones phone, he's doing his.
It's not hacking like going into someone's system or finding a backdoor into your phone. He's removing the "access blocking" that limits the phone to be used with just the approved carriers.
It's like the IPod hacks that allow you to transfer your own music to other computers, as opposd to just one.
It's not hacking like going into someone's system or finding a backdoor into your phone. He's removing the "access blocking" that limits the phone to be used with just the approved carriers.
It's like the IPod hacks that allow you to transfer your own music to other computers, as opposd to just one.
AT&T has consistently rated lowest for consumer satisfaction by the FCC, and many research and consumer groups. (Cingular which I am also personally familiar ran a close second in my view). Most complaints are about over billing. I remember someone who had free nights and weekends, who consistently, (for months), had to spend a lot of time on the phone to have AT&T remove about $400 worth of calls from each bill. Each time with the promise it wouldn't happen again until next month. AT&T was aggressive, long holds, and basically didn't care.
Cingular / AT&T Receive Most Complaints In 2004 Says FCC
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/28511.html?rfp=dta
FCC Cites AT&T Wireless Complaints
http://www.techweb.com/wire/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26803469
Some consumer information from Google, the list of hits is extensive.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/att_big_bill.htm
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/att_wireless_misc.html
http://www.bigwebs.com/webs/att/
If someone legally unlocks the AT&T grip on the iPhone, more power to him. Smart kid. :thumbsup:
Cingular / AT&T Receive Most Complaints In 2004 Says FCC
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/28511.html?rfp=dta
FCC Cites AT&T Wireless Complaints
http://www.techweb.com/wire/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26803469
Some consumer information from Google, the list of hits is extensive.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/att_big_bill.htm
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/att_wireless_misc.html
http://www.bigwebs.com/webs/att/
If someone legally unlocks the AT&T grip on the iPhone, more power to him. Smart kid. :thumbsup:
The ubiquity of 'how-to' manuals on the internet makes this easier and easier...you still need to be fairly technically adept, but it's probably not rocket science anymore:crash:
Don't be too proud of this technological terror he has constructed. The ability to hack a phone is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
I've always hated AT&T. That was why I went with Cingular in the first place. (That and the orange symbol was kinda cool.) I was happy when it seemed like AT&T was done for with the merger only to see the wool was pulled over my eyes. I'm seriously considering changing networks. I'm happy to see that something like hacking the iPhone has happen to them.
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